📘 How to Use ~으려고 하다 – Expressing Intention or Plan in Korean Want to say “I plan to study”, “She is going to exercise”, or “We intend to travel” in Korean? Then you need to know how to use ~으려고 하다 — a grammar structure used to express intention, plan, or attempt to do something in the near future. In this post, you’ll learn how to use ~으려고 하다 with verbs, proper conjugation, and example sentences that reflect real Korean usage. 🎯 What Does ~으려고 하다 Mean? ~으려고 하다 means: “to plan to…” “to intend to…” “to be about to…” It expresses a future intention or decision that the speaker has made. 🔤 Conjugation Rule If verb stem ends in a vowel → add 려고 하다 If verb stem ends in a consonant → add 으려고 하다 Examples: 공부하다 → 공부 하려고 하다 – to plan to study 먹다 → 먹 으려고 하다 – to intend to eat 가다 → 가려고 하다 – to be about to go 📊 Grammar Summary Table Verb ~으려고 하다 Form Meaning Romanization 가다 가려고 하다 to intend to go ga-ryeo-go ha-da 보다...